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Whether planning recipes for holiday leftovers or planning appetizers for holiday get togethers, this Cheesy Bacon and Cranberry Pull Apart Bread recipe is a MUST have! It’s cheesy, buttery, filled with bacon, and of course, festive cranberry sauce. Warmed to melty perfection, it’s a finger food appetizer that not only makes the house smell good, it’s impossible to stop eating:) It’s an elevated version of regular cheesy pull apart bread.
Cheesy Bacon and Cranberry Pull Apart Bread
The Holidays Aren’t Complete Without Making This At Least Once! Cheesy Bacon and Cranberry Pull Apart Bread is the BEST Holiday Appetizer! Brie, Bacon, Bread, Butter, and Cranberry Sauce. What is there not to love about it? Cheese and bread can do just fine on their own, of course. But playing around with the add-ins make things extra-fun.
It’s basically a cheesy bread, but so much more fun AND delicious! Cheese, bacon, and bread  – in pull apart bread form. You can’t go wrong. Guaranteed to be the most popular thing at any gathering you take it to!
This pull apart bread is baked together to gooey perfection. The ultimate side dish or appetizer option for a crowd or for your family. Regardless of how you serve it, this bread is sure to be a hit.
Cheesy Bacon and Cranberry Pull Apart Bread
If you haven’t tried this Cheese and Cranberry Brie Bread before, let me warn you now: pull-apart bread will never be the same again. It tastes like cheesy bread but because you have the stretchy brie cheese, bacon, and cranberry sauce, it’s more impressive that others.
This recipe starts with a loaf of bakery bread – you can choose your favorite type such as French, Italian or sourdough. The bread is cut into squares (not all the way through), then filled with a mixture of delicious holiday ingredinets. The loaf bakes in the oven until the cheese is melted. Serve your bread immediately, and watch it disappear!
I started off thinking of pull-apart bread as a hearty appetizer, something fun and impressive to take to tailgating party or big potluck dinner. But it also makes a great side dish with soup or chili. I love the communal aspect — everyone reaching to the middle of the table for another piece of bread between bites of soup.
You Will Need
- Loaf of bread – I use a french loaf but you can use what you find/have
- 3/4 cup of cranberry sauce
- 4 slices of bacon, chopped
- 1 round of brie cheese
- 3 TBS melted butter
Other supplies needed:
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper or non-stick spray
- Bread knife
- Basting brush
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Slice bread into squares, making sure to not cut all the way through
- Shave the rind off of the brie cheese (easy to do w/ a knife)
- Slice brie cheese into small squares
- Cook 4 slices of bacon and chop
- Stuff the bread with most of the brie cheese squares (saving some for the top)
- Stuff cranberry sauce in the bread over the cheese
- Add remaining cheese chunks on top
- Sprinkle with chopped bacon
- Preparing baking sheet with parchment paper or non-stick spray and place the loaf on the sheet
- Melt 2 TBS of butter and brush it on top of the bread
- Bake for 20 minutes
- Remove from oven and brush on 1 TBS more of melted butter.
- Serve immediately
